Having run the gammet of environmental courses, I would seriously recommend you have a solid scientific background if you plan on backing environmentalism as a career. There are too many companies out there who would exploit key phrases and sell their employees & the public on their "greening" efforts, but in reality, they aren't even close to being truly "organic," "cruelty-free," "caring," "natural," or "wild." For many of these companies, it's all about the key catch phrases and hooks so they can sell, sell, sell. They walk such a fine line between a lie and a stretched truth that it's hard for a person of conscious to know what's the most beneficial thing to support (either through consumerism or through employment).
Let me give you an example: Proctor & Gamble says that their Aussie line (which they bought from RedLine years ago) is "not tested on animals," but that's not entirely a true claim. P&G may not test the final product on an animal, but its components are certainly tested on animals individually. They are not a cruelty-free company, and yet they try to appear to be in their marketing campaigns.
If you want to be taken seriously as a proponent for the environmental movement, you'll want to understand basic chemistry, biology, geology, and hydrology.
Let me give you an example: Proctor & Gamble says that their Aussie line (which they bought from RedLine years ago) is "not tested on animals," but that's not entirely a true claim. P&G may not test the final product on an animal, but its components are certainly tested on animals individually. They are not a cruelty-free company, and yet they try to appear to be in their marketing campaigns.
If you want to be taken seriously as a proponent for the environmental movement, you'll want to understand basic chemistry, biology, geology, and hydrology.
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